POLICE say an elderly man found in a Bomaderry unit on Friday afternoon may have been dead for up to 10 days but there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

But the 84-year-old’s death had gone unnoticed.

At least five newspapers laid, unopened, outside his unit.

The man’s body was discovered early Friday afternoon at a block of units in Bunberra Street, with detectives, crime scene and general duties officers initially establishing a crime scene at the location until determining how the man had died.

Police contacted the man’s doctor, who confirmed he had various medical issues.

Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man’s death.